Marty. I appreciated your coming to my door and talking to me when you were running for office. While I believe you are done with being a politician, we need you and people like you to represent us. They are hard to find! I write to my City Councilor and the Mayor and get no response, not even a form letter. That is disheartening.
In Ukraine, no. It has been a principle of international law since 1947 that countries cannot take territory by force. A ceasefire in Ukraine would only reward Russia for invading Ukraine and allow it to take more land over the long run. In Gaza, I think the US position is a good one - a ceasefire on the order of 6 weeks or more, but not permanent, in exchange for the release of all the hostages. But, at the end of the day, even if there's no ceasefire in Gaza, the Israeli government needs to do more to evacuate Gazan civilians from the conflict zone.
Marty. I appreciated your coming to my door and talking to me when you were running for office. While I believe you are done with being a politician, we need you and people like you to represent us. They are hard to find! I write to my City Councilor and the Mayor and get no response, not even a form letter. That is disheartening.
Ok, but do you support a ceasefire in Gaza and Ukraine?
In Ukraine, no. It has been a principle of international law since 1947 that countries cannot take territory by force. A ceasefire in Ukraine would only reward Russia for invading Ukraine and allow it to take more land over the long run. In Gaza, I think the US position is a good one - a ceasefire on the order of 6 weeks or more, but not permanent, in exchange for the release of all the hostages. But, at the end of the day, even if there's no ceasefire in Gaza, the Israeli government needs to do more to evacuate Gazan civilians from the conflict zone.